I am looking online to purchase a new test kit for magnesium....i'm looking at either Elos or Seachem. Just curoius to see what others thought of the brands and comments on using them. The Elos is about $10 less than seachem, but i want a good accurate consistant reading.

hmmm....the site i order from only has seachem and Elos for testing mag...sounds like Elos is very accurate from what i've read but i was hoping to find some people who have tried it and could tell me if they are any good or not

hmmm....the site i order from only has seachem and Elos for testing mag...sounds like Elos is very accurate from what i've read but i was hoping to find some people who have tried it and could tell me if they are any good or not

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I've read enough threads like this that *I* would feel confident any one would be a good choice.

I've read enough threads like this that *I* would feel confident any one would be a good choice.

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I've got to second this. I've used Red Sea for other tests like alk, N03 etc and was not impressed But I got into a crunch a month ago and ordered a RedSea Mag test. IMO as long as you follow the instructions to the tee it's pretty accurate. The color change can be a little challenging but I've not had problems with mine so far. Salifert is my usual brand tho.

I've got to second this. I've used Red Sea for other tests like alk, N03 etc and was not impressed But I got into a crunch a month ago and ordered a RedSea Mag test. IMO as long as you follow the instructions to the tee it's pretty accurate. The color change can be a little challenging but I've not had problems with mine so far. Salifert is my usual brand tho.

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For the Mag kit, Red Sea isn't all too bad with the color change; you just needa pay attention and take it slow. It's nothing like their Alk kit, where the color never turns to the "finish" color, just straight to "over".

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